Every night is followed with a morning... so my earlier post "The first night" should definitely be followed with this one...kya say ?
Ok..so what was I expecting from an India lifestyle?? Frankly, nothing. It's not that am too alien to household stuff... been managing a house of my own since I was 21 (Now, that wasn't a boast..so stop *rolling your eyes*). However, this is definitely the first time I set up home in the desi style. Definitely, lots of differences.
The morning wake-up call is not provided with a digital alarm clock. Naa...stop imagining roosters...they are so old-world... India is definitely developed!!
The wake-up call I was referring to is the maid, who comes for domestic help. Help!! She woke me up at 7am, and to think of it, I was dreaming about the luxury of a domestic maid, little knowing that I needed to sacrifice my morning sleep(I can never ever wake up before 8am...even when Teju had to go to school at 8.45am... coz people who know me also know that I don't retire until the night again.)
Anyway, thanks to the telugu maid....yesssssssss, ain't I lucky?? I don't need to suffer with the linguistic problems of which I had nightmares of. In fact, I took a crash course in Oriya from my daddy dearest(he spent a quality time of 30yrs of his early life in Orissa... JAI JAGANNATH!!). The crash course seems a waste now. People either know Hindi or English or Telugu... what a relief!!
And yeah, I was constantly reminding myself to not convert currency once back in India. But, I couldn't stop jumping with joy when I knew that I need to pay the maid a little over 10$ (of course, in INR... just converting it :D) for an entire month...Hmm...isnt that a luxury?? Now, all you ladies...stop clenching your teeth... If you are as ready as me to forgo your morning sleep... its totally worth to get back to an indian lifestyle... after all..we were born here..right ??
And then, with a routine my mom followed for thirty years : Boiling the milk, Having filter coffee, making "real" desi breakfast namely upma, idli etc... All this has started for me too. The routine of an Indian household lady. But, please...don't expect a pallu atop my head. I dress up in ethnic only for pictures and when I don't work. So, stop expecting a telugu serial here..
So, ciao my dear fellas... with me adjusting to the "Mitti and Dhool" of "Apna Desh"...Talking about pros and cons. Thank God, now I won't have my dad complaining that I never saw a sunrise in my entire lifetime.
(PS : I think I need to bribe the maid to come a little later in the day ...the indian ishhhttyyyle u see :D )
2 comments:
Wow...Good to note that you are enjoying the INDIAN lifestyle Shanthi !!! OfCourse I definitely cannot xpect a pallav over your head :-)) It is funny even to imagine :-))
Hmm sounds familiar but only thing is maids in Bangalore take 20$ and maybe its increased now dunno...these dyas maids come in all languages especially in cities, so we don't have to worry about going to any state in India.
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